Think like an attacker if you want to understand your attack surface, says security researcher at Black Hat Europe.

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Mirai botnet was used to target Sony in an attack that took down DynDNS and a number of its notable customers.

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Of nearly 100 apps tested, 40% have significant security issues, using either GPS locations or bespoke Bluetooth proximity detection to determine exposure.

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Researchers explore fingerprint-jacking, a user interface-based attack that targets fingerprints scanned into Android apps.

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Aftermath of the FireEye breach by Russia’s foreign service agency raises concerns over what the attackers could do next – and how to defend against it.

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